Non-refillable bottle.



PATENTED JUNE 19, 1906.

M. LOFTUS.

NON-REFILL'ABLB BOTTLE.

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, neck glass, which is placed in position MICHAELLOFTUS, OF CHICAGO,ILLINOIS. NON -REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 19, 1906.

Application filed September 5, 1906. Serial No. 277,040.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, MICHAEL LOFTUS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention is a device which is applicable to bottles to revent therefillin thereof, the principal i dature being a ba l-valve having astem extending to the lower part of the bottle, a suitable guideway beinprovided for the same at the bottom. 11 the neck of the bottle is aglass retainer or guard for the valve.

"In the drawings, Fi ure 1 is a central vertical section of a bott eembodying my imrovement. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the inc 2 2 ofFig. 1.

Referrin s ecifically tothe drawin s,

refers to t e ottle, which may be 0 any suitable form or shape. In thisbottle in the 12 is a valve-seat 11. Fitting this is a ball 12, havin apendent rod or stem 13, which extends (Town through the body of thebottle into a small tubular recess 14: at the bottom of the bottle. moreperfect equilibrium and to retain the ball in its position and brin itto its seat at all times which mi ht not e accomplished if the ball wassimp y allowed to play loose. The retainer 15 is a cylindrical iece ofafter the This is done to secure ball 12 has been inserted. Thisretainer 15 acts as a weight to keep the ball in position,

but does not prevent the flow of liquid out of the bottle.

At the mouth of the bottle is a screwthreaded piece of glass or cork 16screwed and cemented therein. This is not an essential feature of theinvention; but it serves to prevent to some extent tampering with thevalve. 4

When the bottle is tipped down to pour therefrom, the ball 12 andretainer 15 fall away from the valve-seat, and the liquid can flowthrough. When the bottle is upright,

. the ball falls to the valve-seat and closes the valve, so that liquidcannot be poured into the bottle.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

A bottle having -a guide-socket in the bottom and a valve-seat in theneck, a valve-ball fitting the seat and having astem extending

